Joe is the only completely good hearted and sympathetic character in the book. He is forgiving, kind, understanding, and most of all loving. He loves Pip especially more than anything. Joe is the example of what love is in the book. Dickens makes Joe the representation of goodness in the novel. When Pip leaves for London to become a gentlemen he doesn’t return very often and is snobbish towards Joe. Pip believes that Joe is common and this makes Pip feel uncomfortable around him. Joe’s poor manne

The theme of love reoccurs throughout the book. Dickens uses these three characters to represent the three different types of love. Joe represents love which the reader can see through his love for Pip, even when Pip treats him poorly. Estella represents lovelessness, which the reader recognizes in her treatment toward all men in the book, especially Pip. And Mrs. Havisham represents selfishness or love for her self, which the reader notices in the way she brings up Estella and Pip.

Dickens represents lovelessness through the character Estella. Estella was adopted by the wealthy Mrs. Havisham and almost becomes an extension of Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havisham who was abandoned by her husband on her wedding day is vengeful toward all men. She wants to seek revenge on men and so she seeks her revenge through Estella. Estella becomes loveless. She is unable to love anyone or anything because for her entire life she has been taught not to love. She is incapable of expressing her feelings towards other people. Estella even warns Pip not to love her because she knows she wont love him back and that he will be miserable. She even insults Pip as a child when the are playing cards together. “He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy!...And what coarse hands he has. And what thick boots!” (pg. 60). She insults him and his clothes, making him feel common and poor. Estella’s disgust with him is cauased by Mrs. Havisham. Estella remains this way for the rest of her life. She likes being admired by men in London but does not love any of them. Even when she is married to Bentley Drummle she does not love him. She has no feelings towards people especially men. Dickens uses Estella’s character to rep

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